3 January 1730 Ramanathapuram, Kingdom of Sivaganga
(Modern day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died
25 December 1796 (1796-12-26) (aged 66) Sivaganga, Kingdom of Sivaganga
(Modern day Tamil Nadu, India)
Burial
25 December 1796
Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India
Spouse
Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar
Dynasty
Sethupathi
Father
Chellamuthu vijayaragunatha Sethupathy
Mother
Muthathal Nachiyar
Rani Velu Nachiyar (3 January 1730 – 25 December 1796) was a queen of Sivaganga estate from c. 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company in India.[2][3] She is known by Tamils as Veeramangai ("brave woman").[4] With the support of Hyder Ali's army, feudal lords, the Maruthu Brothers, Dalit commanders, and Thandavarayan Pillai, she fought the East India company.[5][6][7][8]
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